#heavy tanks

[i-identify-tanks-in-posts]

Tank Man! A hypothetical for you.

How would you modernize a T-10M to nest survive and fight on the current battlefields of 2024 or later?

Couple of scenarios:

1) It is 2024, current day. You can change whatever you want except the actual layout of the vehicle, and assuming the new systems will fit/can be easily made to fit into the existing architecture of the tank. You have an unlimited budget.

2) Same as above, but you cannot change the gun or other major systems (engine, tracks/suspension, built-in armor, etc), but you can upgrade it in other ways (applique armor, new sensors, etc). You have an unlimited budget for add-ons.

3) It is the mid 2030s after a nuclear apocalypse. You are a post-Russian/Eastern European warlord who found a serviceable T-10M (I.e. it can move, it's not overly rusty, the gun still works, you have ammo for it, etc), and want to upgrade it by cannibalizing bits from the various knocked NATO and Russian tanks left over from the conventional stages of WW3. Your budget is effectively zero, so you can only salvage parts to fit into the tank. What do you do to upgrade it?

Well, this is a bit of a tough one.

For the first scenario, I'm going to gut the whole damned thing. New main gun, to bring it in line with modern ammunition and technology standards, new engine and transmission, since that was one of the IS-8s main flaws. I'd also dig into the C4I of the tank, and bring it up to standard, with modern fire control, sensor suites, etc. I'd also go in and apply a lot of ERA and some soft-kill APS, since that armor isn't going to hold up well to modern fire.

For the second, it's really going to come down to doing everything you can to make the tank more survivable. Applique armor, ERA, APS systems, to be honest, a lot of the stuff we're seeing in Ukraine right now would make the core of the upgrades.

For the third? It's all going to come down to finding parts that are simple and easily replaceable. FCS on an Abrams? Sure, those are going to be a dime a dozen. Loitering munitions launcher on a KF51? Good luck finding ammunition or repair materials for that. However, what's really going to be the issue with an unmodified T-10M is the engine and transmission, which is going to be borderline impossible to replace or repair, given that it's from the 50s, and drivetrain issues were a major part of what got Soviet Heavy Tank development canned in the first place.

[thegodemperorsmycopilot]

[melimelotus]

entertaining the idea of eeveelutions as survivors of their own type. evolving when struck by lightning or caught in a fire/explosion as a way to survive

[chimchiri]

Tank to the rescue

[dilfslayer1080p]

Shoving pipes up Benreys ass again sorry

[theflyingkipper]

ocs having a really great day! nothing bad happening!!!

[radiantrookie]

[carbone14]

Equipage d'un char Joseph Staline IS-2 à Breslau (aujourd'hui Wrocław)– Siège de Breslau – Offensive de Basse-Silésie – Allemagne – 27 avril 1945

Photographe : Anatoly Egorov

[hella1975]

it's been pointed out on here before that a lot of terf arguments are actually rooted in sexist idealology that feminists fought and died to unnormalise decades ago and that's its own kettle of fish but one thing i also find very frustrating about this so called 'radical' feminism is that it's so... defeatist? like the moment you categorically label an entire section of society as Bad and Inherently Evil then there's also the implication that nothing can be done about it, and it completely takes all accountability away. saying all men are evil is just another way of saying boys will be boys. he raped her because he's a man. he hit her because he's a man. he didn't listen because he's a man - it's almost offensively oversimplified. there's no point trying to fix this issue in society because men are just Like That, okay! so now what? it's not like they're going anywhere, so you just accept that 50% of the population are evil and will forever treat you terribly and there's nothing to be done about it bc they're biologically predisposed to it? like is that fr the argument here? you're soooo radical for that

[badjohnspeakeasy]

I've been looking for a clean version of this manga artwork for a while! Finally found it, so I figured I'd share it.

[i-identify-tanks-in-posts]

Here's an interesting exercise, Tank Man.

Which Cold War heavy tank (not MBT, heavy tank), would fare best in modern combat if sufficiently upgraded?

Bonus question; how would you upgrade your chosen heavy tank to be competitive today?

I'd probably go for the M103 heavy tank, as it would be most capable to upgrade with modern western technology. I'd go with the US T-57, but that never got past the phase of being a turret, so...

But as far as upgrades, it's going to come down to applique armor, a more capable gun, a more powerful engine and robust transmission, and some better sights and fire control systems.

If possible, I'm also trying to add some ERA and active protection, but that may not be realistic. So, yeah. M103.

[kumatajdg]

Flat colour commission for @heavy-4015 of their Big Boy OC "Heavy"!

[deutschland-im-krieg]

King Tiger tank with zimmerit (anti-magnetic paste) of the Heer (German army) 2/Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 (2nd company, 503rd Heavy Tank Battalion), Budapest, Hungary, October 1944

[coridallasmultipass]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BESTEST WIDDLE SNAKEY WAKEY.

I can't believe my son is 18!! I estimated a birth date for him to be about a month before I got him in fall of 2006, since he was such a widdle month-old baby sneky. I always try to get a good birthday pic of him - especially after he eats and gets the good yawns in.

Pretty soon, he'll be off to snake college, for snakes. Dunno how we're gonna afford those ssssnudent loans.

Image description below the cut:

First photo is an albino corn snake (species name: Pantherophis guttatus) peeking out from behind a fake flower on a rocky hide (a house inside the tank where reptiles can feel secure and hidden). The snake is flicking his tongue out. Only his head is visible in the photo. Caption on the photo reads: Demo's 18th birthday. August 9, 2024.

Next photo is the same snake, but in a clear, close-up, detail photo. Each scale is clearly defined. He has red eyes and pink cheeks, and pale white patterns on an off-white body. The scales on his head are shaped to follow the different planes of his face. The scales on his neck (and body, not shown) are uniform and scallop-shaped.

The next three photos are sequential. The same snake appears with his mouth barely open. Then, his mouth is wide open in a yawn. His cheeks look so smooshy. His head is shaped the way a snap hairclip opens, curved upwards, and it's funny and cute. His mouth has ridges inside, but no teeth or fangs are visible (because his teeth are too tiny to be photographed politely, and he does not have any fangs). The last photo in the sequence has the snake with his mouth still open, but the top of his head is a normal shape again as he begins to end the yawn.

[sierradeaton]

i know you know i will never get over you

[kaaaaaaarf]

Having big boobs is hard

Bro, it's my villain origin story.